Month: August 2004

There is a nice article in Findlaw’s Writ Legal Commentary entitled, “The Anti-Phishing Act of 2004: A Useful Tool Against Identity Theft” that defines “phishing” and comments on the new anti-phishing bill introduced by Senator Patrick Leahy. [Phishing is “the act of sending an e-mail to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate …

Despite shrinking print collections due to the increased availability of electronic legal information, according to this article from Columbus Business First, law firm librarians find themselves busier than ever. Here’s a quote from the article: “If anything, my workload has increased a lot,” [Librarian Margaret] Toole said. So much information is now available that having …

I recently learned that the Wisconsin Historical Society is offering a number of webfeeds. The Odd Wisconsin one looks particularly interesting.

A while back I blogged about the made-up story in The Onion about Pres Bush being asked to shut down his blog. Now, as it turn out, the White House may actually be incorporating blog-like features into its Web site. Read more in the article, White House Goes to the Blogs, from the Washington Post. …

In case you haven’t discovered it yet, let me introduce you to an awesome resource called Badgerlink. I just mentioned it in my last post and it dawned on me that maybe not everyone is aware of it. Badgerlink, which is available free to all Wisconsin residents thanks to funding from the DPI, is a …

Here’s an interesting article from the Patriot News (8-12-04), “Police Plugged In; Digital Video Gives Officers Solid Evidence” on the use of digital video in police cars. (Wisconsin residents can view the article at no cost using Badgerlink) From the article: A TiVo-style digital video system designed for police cruisers is making it easier for …

TVC Alert has a nice summary of the article, Searching for Maps Tops Net Survey, from CBS Marketwatch. Survey: How the U.S. Uses the Net (11 Aug) A new survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project shows that Americans go online mostly for maps and directions. Second to maps and directions is communication. …

PDPhoto is a database of photos that are in the public domain and can be used for any purpose. From the site: PDPhoto.org is a repository for free public domain photos. Unless something is clearly marked as being copyrighted, you can assume it is free to use. But if you intend to use an image …

A blog I read called yclipse had a neat tech tip for using Adobe Acrobat to create basic, low-cost animations in PDF. An example shows an animated diagram of an auto accident. From yclipse: Use a multipage PDF for animations This PDF file is an example of the creative use of Acrobat to create animations. …

From Wired News comes “Copyright Crusaders Hit Schools,” an article about the American Library Association’s campaign to educate kids about copyright and fair use. For the third year in a row, software companies are supplying schools with materials that promote their antipiracy position on copyright law. But for the first time this year, the library …